Lesson 3

Let us continue with looking at another one of the words, translated into "Wisdom" in the Old Testament -Original Hebrew word is - hnyb - "Biynah" pronounced as bee-naw' which is a noun, feminine in origin/usage. This particular word is translated more often into "Understanding" 32 times, but also translated into "wisdom", "meaning", "knowledge", and "perfectly".

The definition given in the Strong's Concordance (0998) is:
• Understanding, Discernment
  • act
  • faculty
  • object
  • personified

This word has been translated into:

Wisdom, Knowledge & Understanding in-
• Proverbs 9:10

Wisdom & Understanding in -
• Proverbs 1:2
• Proverbs 4:5
• Proverbs 4:7
• Proverbs 7:4
• Proverbs 8:14
• Proverbs 23:23

Knowledge & Wisdom in -
• Proverbs 2:3

Wisdom in-
• Proverbs 23:4

Understanding in -
• Proverbs 3:5
• Proverbs 4:1
• Proverbs 9:6
• Proverbs 30:2

Let us also take a look at Job 28:12 & 28:28 - what does this say to your heart? Why not take a moment and re-write these two verses out in your own words, putting down what the Lord has spoken to you about these two verses for your own life's journey in "Obtaining Wisdom":


In our notebooks, let us, this week, make notes on how we do or do not act in "biynah" (the Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding) brought forth in the verses listed out above in today's lesson. It will not only give us some "food for thought", but will also give us some "fuel for prayer".

Next week, we'll be taking a closer look into "Understanding" - it all fits together - as you have found out in our Job passages, and I would also like you to ponder Proverbs 24:3 this week. We'll hit more on that next time.

Well, that's it for this lesson . . . Keep in mind, by sharing your comments and questions we can have some great discussions and insights shared!